Combination of atropine and isoetharine aerosol therapy in pediatric acute asthma.
Seventeen hospitalized children with acute asthma, ages 7 to 15 years, were studied to determine the efficacy of simultaneous administration of atropine sulfate and isoetharine. Combination therapy was superior in 11/17 (65%) patients while isoetharine alone was superior in 4/17 (23%) patients (P = .037). We conclude that simultaneous administration of combination therapy is safe and beneficial in some children with acute asthma.
Lew
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis.
Herrod
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Crawford
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000293:Adolescent; D000336:Aerosols; D000605:Amino Alcohols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001285:Atropine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007528:Isoetharine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests
D000336:Aerosols; D000605:Amino Alcohols; D001285:Atropine; D007528:Isoetharine